A man has been charged following the seizure of cigarettes and tobacco products in the states Riverina Region.
About 12.40pm (Saturday 24 June 2023), officers attached to Riverina Highway Patrol – Cootamundra – were patrolling the Hume Highway, Coolac, when they stopped a Hyundai iLoad van for roadside testing.
Police spoke to the 42-year-old male driver who was subject to a drug and alcohol test, which allegedly returned a positive reading for cocaine.
Police searched the vehicle, where they located and seized over 56,000 cigarettes and over 25kgs of what is believed to be tobacco leaf.
The man was arrested and taken to Cootamundra Police Station for secondary testing.
He was charged with deal with property proceeds of crime – less than $100,000.
He was given conditional bail to appear before Cootamundra Local Court on Monday 21 August 2023.
